The Executive Council of New Zealand is the full group of "responsible advisers" to the governor-general, who advise on state and constitutional affairs. All government ministers must be appointed as
Sir Jerry Mateparae, then Governor-General, attends their first meeting of the Executive Council at the Beehive, 2011.
Ministers in the New Zealand Government are members of Parliament who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government. This includes formulating and implementing po
Ministers of Peter Fraser's war cabinet, 1941
The Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, signs the warrants for new ministers of the Crown, January 2013
Ministers of the Coalition Cabinet, 1931